Monday, April 25, 2011

Texas Wild Flowers

Texas Wild Flowers

Since we haven't had ANY rain at all, I thought I would add these little wild flowers.  I took a picture of clumps of them, growing in the pastures just West of town several years ago.  They are so pretty when in full bloom. I don't know the real name for them, but they are beautiful growing in and out of the barbed wire.  Maybe we will have some blooming soon!
This painting was done first with transparent watercolor, then I painted over it with gouache leaving a little bit of the paint showing.  For those of you who don't know what gouache is...pronounced gwash...it is watercolor but it is opaque. It has a chalky appearance.

At the Fair

I was acceptd into the New Mexico watercolor society show again this year. It will be in Las Cruces NM instead of Albuquerque NM The theme ...